West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-06-23
MINOR MISCELLANY.

The scaffold timbers from which John
Brown was hanged are in the possession
Of the Coylc family, of Charleston W.
Va. Coyle first utilized them for a porch,
but finding that they were in danger OF
quick destruction from relic he took
down the scaiTold timbers and put them
away replacing them with ordinary lum~
Der.
Baby Dorothy whitney, daughter of
Secretary Whitney, has received her
fir invitation to a ball. It comes from
the class Of 1888 Of the Naval Academy
at Annapolis. Mrs. Whitney intends to
lay aside the invitation, which is hand
some, until baby is old enough to appre-
cate it, when she will be able to really
go to her first ball.
Martin Faquhar Topper, he Of the
"Proverbial Philosophy" OF our ances
tors, is re. orted as "rea1ing his own
works in England" No doubt Tup-
per has waited so many years for some
body else to read them that no finally
concluded TO undertake the task him
scf.L-St. Louis Magazine.
It is, perhaps, hardly necessary for us
to advise breeders not to give the little
chicks very soft food, wet and sloppy
for it is apt to cause diarrhea and kim
dTed complaints, which arc so fatal to
chicks yet in the downy state. Better
give the feed rather dry and supply
water in convenient. shallow vessels[ IN.
Y. Poultry Bulletin.
At Utica, n. Y, last week, z 900
acres of neighboring land were sold at
wonderfully low prices. Some OF the
sales were Five hundred acres, 10
cents per acre; 3S4 acres, 90 cents per
acre, 90 acres, 20 cents per acre; 435
acres. cents per acre; $40 acres, 10
cents per acre; o. acres, 1 cent per acre !;
103 acres, 10 cents per acre; 37j acres,
10 cents per acre; 1e0 acres, 16 cents
per acre; 81 acres, 8 cents per acre
43G acres, 12t cents per acre; 800 acres,
81 per acre; 10 acres, $l.17 per acre.
Mr.. Karl Kramer, of near Richmond,
Va, went to the brook recently to fish.
While standing on the bank he noticed
large black snake coiled up on a log.
Mr.. Kramer struck at the snake with his
pole to Brighten it off; but the snake
didn't move. He then threw a rock at it.
the snake sprang at him and fastened Its
fangs in his trousers. MIR. Kramer seized
the snake just below the head and jerked
it upwards. Instantly the snake coiled
its body around Kramers neck and be-
gan tightening its folds until Mr.. Kram-
or was nearly sulfocated He endeav-
ored to break the hold, but failed. See
ing that unless be was released from the
deadly embraced he would be XII led,
Mr.. Kramer. who was growing weak
from the struggle, staggered up to a large
rock which was a short distance off aud
beat the head of the snake against it
until it was killed. The snake measured
eight feet long and six inches around
the body.
Pasquale, the great Chief of the
Iumas Indians, was recently cremated.
Several hundred Yumas assembled about
the funeral pile. This was formed by
digging a V-shaped hole seven feet
long by three wide. Along its sides
large sticks of dry wood were placed
upright. Between these sticks bed Of
dry twigs and brush was heaped, and
upon this the body was placed. Then
came dry wood; next thick canvass
covering, and upon this logs were piled
until the pyrc reached several feet in
height. 7 hen the worldly possessions
of The old Chief, comprising an old
fashioned trunk, quilts, blankets, knives,
bows and arrows, calico, gun and
variety of other things. Two fine young
HOSES, gaily rugged in bright colored
trappings were brought to the pile,
along ide OF which their graves mad
been dug. Just before applying the
torch the poor brutes were Knocked on
the head with axes, disembo wled,
thrown into their graves, and, as the
last shovel of dirt fell upon them, the
torch was applied, and the dense smoke
and flames rose heavenward, leaving but
heap of smoldering ashes to repre-
sent all that was earthly of Pasquale.